Core java interview Questions You'll Most Likely Be Asked (Second Edition)

Tell me about a time when you persuaded others to take
on a difficult task.
Answer:
This question is an opportunity to highlight both your leadership
and communication skills. While the specific situation itself is
important to offer as background, focus on how you were able to
persuade the others, and what tactics worked the best.
As an example:
I had a coworker who was reluctant to help me implement a new
filing system. The project was going to be time consuming and
difficult. I presented her key points on how the project would
benefit herself and the entire department and make her job
easier, and told her that ultimately it would be something the boss
would look kindly on and an opportunity for her to shine. I
motivated her by telling her she had really great ideas and that if
she were a part of the project it would help for it to get done

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faster and more efficiently because of her knowledge and ideas.
Making her feel good about herself and feel needed motivated
her to help.
Tell me about a time when you successfully persuaded a
group to accept your proposal.
Answer:
This question is designed to determine your resourcefulness and
your communication skills. Explain the ways in which you took
into account different perspectives within the group and created a
presentation that would be appealing and convincing to all
members. Additionally, you can pump up the proposal itself by
offering details about it that show how well-executed it was.
As an example:
I was trying to purchase a new invoice software that no one was
interested in but me. The reason they were not interested was
because they were comfortable in the current software and felt
they were too busy to learn a new system. I researched the
software I was interested in, put together a bullet point list and
handed it out to each department member ahead of a scheduled
meeting so they would have time to look at it and bring questions
with them, and then showcased the software to the team using
screen shots and in depth information on how the software would
make their jobs easier. I took a couple of coworkers jobs
specifically and pointed out how it would directly impact their jobs
and improve their processes. I allowed them time to think about it
and do more research on their own before making a decision.